On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:05:39 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

Guy gave me a Ski 7" saw yesterday. "Classic" model. Sorta a gold
color, in a fitted case.

Sounds like a Clabber Girl can full of ball bearings being spun up.

These saws worth repairing?

Sources for bearings and the screw/stuff that holds the blade on?

Gunner

"I think this is because of your belief in biological Marxism.
As a genetic communist you feel that noticing behavioural
patterns relating to race would cause a conflict with your belief
in biological Marxism." Big Pete, famous Usenet Racist
That saw, if anything at all like mine, is a big P.O.S. Mine sounded
bad almost right away. I didn't use it much so by the time it sounded
bad it was out of warranty. Then, after only about 1 hour of use, the
thing melted a brush holder. Brushes and holders were not available at
any local place. The Classic saw parts could only be had mail order.
So I made up a new brush holder and modified a larger brush to fit.
Started fine, sounded like crap, even though everything was greased
and put together properly. Started to use it and got maybe 4 2 x 4s
cut when it quit agian, this time jamming. Looking inside revealed the
commutator segments that had come loose and jammed up the works. I
removed the new carbide toothed blade and threw the rest away.
ERS